In the following video from The Hollywood Reporter’s annual drama showrunner Emmy roundtable, Frank Darabont talks about his upcoming plans for the series and the effect of potential budget cuts on the overall quality.

Darabont says that while he has no complaints at the moment, he does think changes to the budget “will affect the show creatively… in a negative way.”

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